By Ryan Dombal on August 11, 2010 at 3:50 p.m. EDT

"The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret" is a new TV series created and written by and starring David Cross. It's about a schlep who unwittingly rises to the top of the corporate ladder, co-stars Cross' "Arrested Development" castmate Will Arnett, and features Spike Jonze in a guest appearance. (A bootleg of the pilot is available here and you can watch the trailer here.)

Now the BBC reports that guitar hero Johnny Marr (formerly of the Smiths and Modest Mouse, currently of the Cribs) wrote the show's theme song, dubbed "Life Is Sweet", along with incidental music.

"Todd Margaret" debuts on Channel 4 in the UK on October 1 and IFC in the U.S.

By Ryan Dombal on May 21, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. EDT

Comedian David Cross's IMDb resume is sort of staggering. There's irreverent, beloved TV comedy ("Mr. Show With Bob and David", "Arrested Development"), modern indie classics (Waiting for Guffman, Ghost World), and a fair amount of big-budget schlock (Scary Movie 2, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel). Between all that film and television work, the 46-year-old still spends time making people laugh while standing on a stage right in front of them.

Bigger and Blackerer is his third stand-up comedy album for Sub Pop, and it comes out in both CD and DVD form-- with some bits exclusive to each format-- on May 25. It features Cross railing against his favorite punching bags-- religion, Republicans-- along with a tale about how he shit his pants once. Hear an excerpt from the CD here; watch a clip from the DVD below.

When I talked to Cross recently, he was in England shooting a new show called The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, which is set to premiere on IFC in the U.S. this fall. His wry grumpiness did not sound like a put-on. But I wouldn't call him mean, exactly. He just refuses to suffer fools. At all. We talked about hip-hop, Carrot Top, and a certain piece he once wrote for this very website...

By Ryan Dombal on May 18, 2010 at 5:10 p.m. EDT

Comedian and actor David Cross' forthcoming comedy CD/DVD, Bigger and Blackerer, is out May 25 on Sub Pop. Click above to listen to the CD-only bit "I Can't Get Beer in Me", about dumb people who drink Coors Light. Stay tuned to P4k news for an interview with Cross about the album soon.

By Tom Breihan on March 25, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. EDT

You know him as the excitable little bald guy from "Arrested Development", "Mr. Show", and virtually every indie-comedian special ever conceived by man. Pretty soon, funny motherfucker David Cross will release his third comedy album (and second DVD) for Sub Pop.

Bigger and Blackerer, which was taped at Boston's Wilbur Theatre, drops on May 25. There's some crossover between the CD and DVD, but each one contains material that isn't on the other. On April 10, the filmed portion will air as a TV special on the cable network Epix.